Combination packing and display container



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' L. EINSON COMBINATION PACKING AND DISPLAY CONTAINER Filed July 14, 1926' s Sheets-Sheqt 5 Patented Jan. 1, 19 29.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

. LEO EIN'SON, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOB TO Maison-FREEMAN 00., rim,

CORPORATION OF NEW -.YORK.

- Application filed July 14, 1926. Serial No. 122,312.

My invention relates to packing and display containers in which medium or small articles, either breakable o'r unbreakable, can be conveniently and quickly packed for shipment by the manufacturer and which may be opened by the retailer to display itscontents in a convenient and attractive mannerwithout injury to the container.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a packing container which will be simple in construction and inexpensive to manufacture, and which when opened becomes a self-supporting display device which .will be attractive in'appearance for counter or wall display of the articles packed therein. Another object of my invention is to provide a combination packing and display container which is divided longitudinally into two compartments by a vertical partition which is of such'proportion to extend upward above the container to display advertising matter, and which, when properly folded down, entirely covers andprotects the articles in the front or display compartment.

Another object of my invention is to provide a combination packing and display container of two compartments, namelya display compartment and a reserve compartment; the dividing partition forming these compartments being a cover for the former when folded down and having means for holding it in a vertical position when opened to display the articles packed therein, said means being in the form of end pieces or wings which fold backward causing the reserve compartment to be invisible to the vendee.

A further object of my invention is to provide a combination packing and display container comprising display and reserve com partments; the front of the former being so out and formed so as to fold inward on a horizontal plane to form an aligning member for the articles in both compartments.

\Vith these and other objects in view. to be more fully set forth hereinafter, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination of elements and arrangements of parts which will be exemplified in the construction herein described in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings. 3 I

The disclosure made the basis of exemplifying the present inventive concept'suggests a practical embodiment thereof, but the invention is not to be restricted to the exact details of this disclosure, and the latter, therefore, is to be understood from an illustrative, rather than a restrictive standpoint.

The invention will first be described in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein similar reference characters are used to designate corresponding partsthroughout the several-views, and more specifically defined and indicated in theappended claims.

' Attention is directed to the-drawings in which:' Fig. 1 is a front elevationofmy combination packing and display container with the cover held in a vertical position to display advertising matter and to present to view for the purpose of display the front row of articles packed therein;

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of same;

Fig. 3 is a plan View of same;

Fig. 4 is aprospectlve vlew illustrating how the cover is folded down over the articles in the display compartment to protect them during their transition from the manufacturer to the retailer;

Fig. 5 is a greatly reduced view of the development of that portion of my container which'forms the bottom, sides, aligning portion and cover for the reserve compartment;

Fig.6 is a greatly reduced view of the development of that portion which forms the dividing partition for the display and reserve compartments and the cover for said display compartment; and

Fig. 7 is a greatly reduced side view ofoneof the pieces which divide the display and reserve compartments into individual stalls for each article packed in the. container.

The body portion of my combination packing and display container consists of-one sheet of material such as heavy paper or cardboard and comprises the ends 1 and 2, the front and rear portions'3 and 4 respectively, the aligning portion 5, the 6 and the reserve compartment co ver*7.. (See Fig. 5). -To form the body portion, the ends 1 and 2 and the. front and rear portion, 3 and- 4 are first bent at right angles to one another on the scored lines 8, 9 and 10 which define them. The gluing tab 11, defined by the scored line12 and integral with the end 1, is then glued to the inner surface of the rear portion 4 causing the sides to take a rectan'gu lar form. The tabs 13 and 14, defined by the scored lines 15 and 16 integral with the ends bottom 1 and respectively are then bent inward and the bottom 6 is also bent inward over -them on the scored line 17 which defines it.

out'portion 22 of the locking tab hooking over the lower edge of 'the slot, thereby creating an effective lock to prevent the bottom from falling out during transit or. when on display The next operation is to bend the aligning portion 5 inward on the scored line 23 and bend the aligning portion support 24 downward Q11 the scored line 25 which defines it. v This support rests against the bottom, holding the aligning portion in a horizontal plane. The elongated openings 26 cut into the aligning portion are of.

such proportion to allow the lower ends of the articles 27, illustrated in dot and dash lines (Figs. 1 and 2 ).to pass through them to prevent their moving toward the sides and coming into contact with each other during shipment.

- When the body portion has been formed as just described the next operation is to to the dividing partition until the bottom 31 in Figs. 1 and 2.

- and 39 integral with the tively are bent inward place the piece in position that forms the dividing partition or the display and reserve compartments and the cover for the former. The first step necessary in this operation is to place the partition pieces 28 in position in the slots 29 cut into the dividing partition 30. These pieces form the individual stalls for the articles which are to be packed. This .is accomplished by forcing the partition pieces 28 upward at right angles of the openings 32 reach the ends of the slots 29 as illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. .The object of the opening 32-is to eliminate the necessity of running the slots 29 up to the scored line 33 which would materially weaken the dividing partition. With the pieces 28 in position the dividing partition is inserted vertically into the body portion until the shoulders 34 of the openings 35 rest upon the material I openings 26: thetabs 3? formed by the openings 35 passing down through the elongated openings as illustrated most clearly The articles to be shipped and displayed are then placed in position and the tabs 38 ends 1 and 2'respecon the scored .lines 40 and 41. and then the reserve compartment cover? is bent inwardover them on the scored line 42. The end tab 43 of the cover 7 is bent downward-on the scored line 44 36 left between the elongated which defines it, and as the cov er is brought into its closed position it presses against the rear face of the dividing partition 30 (see Fig. 2) and holds said cover in the closed position. The aperture 45 in the cover 7 is provided to afford means for raising the cover when the container has been opened and placed on display.

- To cover the row'of articles in the display compartment, the first step necessary in this end or wing porupon the-top cover bentdownward on the scored line 52 as illus-.

trated in Fig. 4. This downward bending of the front cover is facilitated by the apertures 53 as the double bending of two thicknesses of material at the point of intersection of the scored lines and 52 would not permit a sharp corner to be made or would cause a rupture of the material at this point.

When the container is opened for display the wings 46 and 47 are swung outward at right angles to the covers 48 and 49 and the locking tabs 54 and 55 located at the lower ends of the wings are caused to enter the curved slots 56 and 57 cut in the ends 1 and 2 respectively; the tabs hooking under the upper edge of the slot thereby holding the covers 48 and 49 in anupright position as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 to display the row of'articles in front of them and to dismay have an ornamental contour to conform with the advertising matter printed upon it.

As the articles in the display compartment are sold they are replaced by those in the reserve compartmentwhich is invisible to the vendee. This eliminates the unsightly appearance of a display container with a number of vacant spaces until fifty per cent of the articles have been sold or the reserve may be replenished from another containerwhich would eliminate the possibility of a vacant space while the articles are displayed.

The apertures 58 cut in the rear portion have been provided to afford means for hang- "ing the eontainer upon a wall where it is not convenient to place it upon a counter. T he apertures are of such proportionto allow the heads of nails, screws, hooks or any other suitable means upon which it can be hung mentalities coming within the scope described tion confined to the particular form shown and described, the same being merely illustrative,

and that the invention can be carried out in other ways without departing from the spirit of my invention, and therefore I claim broad ly the right to employ all equivalent infill}:-

oi t e appended claims, and by means of which,

objects oi my invention are attained and new tudinally into a display compartment and r a remrve compartment, an aligning panel formed of a cut-out and perforated portion of one side of said display compartment, '21. cover for said display compartment integral with said vertical partition and a cover for said reserve compartment integral with a single sheet of material forming said body portion. l

2. A combination packing and display container consisting of a body portion, a vertical partition dividing said body portion lon gitudinally into a a reserve compartment, an aligning member integral with and composed of a cut-out and perforated portion of the front of said display compartment adapted to be bent inward to align the articles packed in both of said compartments, acover for said display compartment integral with said vertical partition and a cover for said reserv'e compartment integral with a single sheet of material forming said body portion.

3. A combination packing and display container consist-ingot a body portion, a vertical partition dividing said body portion longitudinally into two compartments, namely, a display compartment and a reserve compartment, vertical partitions supported by and at right angles to said vertical partition dividing said body portion, said partitions dixiding said display and reserve compartments into individual compartments or stalls for each of thearticlespacked in said container, an aligning member integral with and composed of a cut out and perforated portion of the front of said display compartment adapted to be bent inward to but I desire it understood that it is not.

what I cover to conceal when the box is display compartment and align ments and located above the bottom thereof, a cover for the top and front of said display compartment integral with said vertical part tion adapted tion when opened to display advertising matto be held in an upright positer by means of integral wings or end pieces which lock into suitable slots in the ends of the' articles in both of said compartthe reserve compartment, and a cover for said reserve compartment integral with a single sheet of material forming the body portion of sald container, said top and front cover for said display compartment rendering said reserve compartment invisible to the vendee when held in said open position, 4. A combined packing and displaycontainer comprising a first blank out and bent to form a box with a horizontal aligning.

panel, spaced from the top and bottom'of the box and provided with apertures, each adapted to receive andalign a plurality of articles placed one back of blank cut and bent to form, when placed in position in the box, a combined screen and open, the rearward articles positioned in said aper ture's. I

5.. A combined packing and display containiner comprising a first blank cut and bent to form a box with a horizontal aligning panel, spaced from the top and bottom ofv the box and provided with apertures, each adapted to receive and align a plurality of articlesiplaced one back of the other, and a the other, and a second second blank cut and bent to form when placed in position in screen and cover to conceal r said second blank having adentilated edge to straddle the portions of the aligning panel between said apertures.

the box, a combined when the box is 6., A combined pack'ng and displaycon-- tainer comprising a first blank cut and bent the rearward articles in said apertures,

to form a box with a horizontal alining panel, e

spaced from the top and bottom of the box and provided with apertures, each adapted to receive-and aline a. plurality of articles placed one back of the other, a second blank cut andbent to form when placed in position in the box, a combined screen and cover to conceal when the box is open, the rearward articles in said apertures and a'plurality of slotted vertical partitions engaging slots in the forward edge of said second blank when in the box to forma series of stalls for the articles placed thereon.

This specification ,signed this 9th day of June, 1926. c

- LEO'EINSON. 

